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fledgeless

fledgeless

9.9
An arrow without feathers that help it fly straight
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : sin plumas
  • The archer realized too late that the fledgeless arrow would not fly straight.

Examples

  • A fledgeless arrow lacks the stability provided by traditional fletching.

  • Curious about the effects, he crafted a fledgeless shaft for testing.

  • The fledgeless arrow flew straight and true.

  • Look at that fledgeless arrow!

  • A fledgeless arrow lacks the feather flights needed for stable flight.

  • The archer discovered that a fledgeless arrow tends to wobble in the air.

  • Without fletching, the fledgeless arrow struggled to reach its target.

Synonyms

unvaned
vsfledgeless
  • Specialized
9.9

An arrow without feathers that help it fly straight

is the same meaning but uses a different word
unfledged
vsfledgeless
9.9

Not yet covered in feathers, like a young bird or an arrow

focuses narrowly on arrows missing fletching rather than development

Antonyms

fledged
  • Specialized
8.2

Arrows with feathers fly straight to be more accurate

How Feathered

fletched
  • Specialized
8.3
fledgeless
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

fledgeless positive

Morphology

fledgeless = fledge (semi-transparent) = fledge + less

Regular suffixation with '-less' is clear, but the base word is uncommon and the arrow-specific sense is somewhat specialized.

Etymology

Fledgeless comes from fledge (the idea of a young bird getting feathers), seen in the word fledgling, and the ending -less meaning 'without'. So it describes an arrow that is 'without' the feathers that help it fly.